Are there .conf files for the desktop?....what about logs?....something's
got to be amiss somewhere....and Linux always complains when it is.....in
logs. Just wondering out loud...
On Mon, May 4, 2020, 9:51 PM Robert G (Doc) Savage via CentOS <
centos at centos.org> wrote:
> I need some C8 troubleshooting help with MATE.
>
> I'm building a ZFS storage server with a SuperMicro H11SSL motherboard,
> EPYC 7232 CPU, and 32 GB ECC SDRAM. I installed CentOS 8.1.1911 from
> the iso as soon as it was released. I'm using the on-board ASPEED VGA
> video. I installed MATE v1.22 from
> https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/stenstorp/MATE/. The following
> packages are installed:
>
> libmateweather-data-1.24.0-2.el8.noarch
> libmatemixer-1.24.0-1.el8.x86_64
> mate-desktop-libs-1.24.0-3.el8.x86_64
> mate-terminal-1.24.0-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-themes-3.22.21-1.el8.noarch
> mate-panel-libs-1.22.2-1.el8.x86_64
> mate-desktop-1.24.0-3.el8.x86_64
> mate-settings-daemon-1.22.1-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-polkit-1.24.0-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-notification-daemon-1.22.1-1.el8.x86_64
> mate-media-1.24.0-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-power-manager-1.22.2-1.el8.x86_64
> mate-system-log-1.22.2-2.el8.x86_64
> libmateweather-1.24.0-2.el8.x86_64
> libmatekbd-1.24.0-1.el8.x86_64
> mate-utils-common-1.22.2-2.el8.noarch
> mate-disk-usage-analyzer-1.22.2-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-user-guide-1.24.0-1.el8.noarch
> mate-menus-preferences-category-menu-1.24.0-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-dictionary-1.22.2-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-menus-1.24.0-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-session-manager-1.24.0-1.el8.x86_64
> mate-backgrounds-1.24.0-1.el8.noarch
> mate-search-tool-1.22.2-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-panel-1.22.2-1.el8.x86_64
> mate-system-monitor-1.24.0-1.el8.x86_64
> mate-applets-1.24.0-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-control-center-1.22.2-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-icon-theme-1.24.0-1.el8.noarch
> mate-control-center-filesystem-1.22.2-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-menus-libs-1.24.0-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-user-admin-1.5.1-3.el8.x86_64
> mate-calc-1.24.0-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-screenshot-1.22.2-2.el8.x86_64
> mate-screensaver-1.24.0-2.el8.x86_64
>
> About two weeks ago following a reset, after a normal login an
> incomplete MATE desktop appeared. The background is black. There is no
> visible mouse, although there is some ghostly pixel movement in the top
> toolbar when what should be the mouse cursor floats over each of those
> toolbar icons. I can hit Enter and start whatever app the ghost cursor
> is over, and the mouse works only within that app's window.
>
> I'm a long-time user of MATE ever since GNOME3 was released, but until
> now I've never had any problems with it. I have no idea where to start
> troubleshooting. I've looked in journalctl, systemctl, and dmesg, but
> found nothing obvious. There's nothing in the MATE wiki to help.
>
> I'm open to any suggestions where to start looking.
>
> --Doc Savage
> Fairview Heights, IL
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